LA MIRADA, Calif. --- After a long offseason of training and a busy start to the school year, Biola Swim and Dive is finally back in the water for its first meet weekend of the 2019-20 season. The Eagles do not need to go far, with all the action taking place right across the street at the SPLASH! Aquatic Center for the 2019 PCSC Relays and Pentathlon.
 
THIS WEEK: PCSC Relays - SPLASH! Aquatic Center (La Mirada, Calif.) - Friday Oct. 4 at 1:30 p.m., PCSC Pentathlon - SPLASH! Aquatic Center (La Mirada, Calif.) -  Saturday Oct. 5 at 10 a.m.
 
MULTIMEDIA: No live results are currently available, but this meet is typically available in the Meet Mobile App. Check the app the day of to see live results. If not, we will post recap/results as soon as they're made available.
 
LOCATION: The meet is hosted at SPLASH! Aquatic Center both days. The SPLASH! Aquatic Center is located at 13806 La Mirada Blvd. La Mirada, CA 90638
 
PCSC RELAYS & PENTATHLON: Friday - Saturday Oct. 4 - Oct. 5 // Relays at 1:30 pm Friday // Pentathlon at 10 a.m. Saturday
The swim & dive season has began with the PCSC Relays and PCSC Pentathlon each year since 2007, making this the 13th swim season in a row. Both days are filled with a mix of traditional and some non-traditional events to challenge swimmers right out of the gate, but also to provide a fun environment for everyone to get back in the swing of things. The season begins and ends with PCSC meets as the Eagles get two chances a year to go toe-to-toe with their Pacific Collegiate Swim & Dive Conference foes to see where they stack up.
 
MEET SCHEDULE:
Friday, Oct. 4 at 1:30 pm:
3x100 butterfly relay
3x100 backstroke relay
3x100 breaststroke relay
800 freestyle relay
500-yard mixed distance relay
400 medley relay
200 freestyle relay
3x500 freestyle relay
4x100 IM relay
400 freestyle relay
 
 
Saturday, Oct. 5 at 10am:
200 freestyle
100 butterfly
50 butterfly
25 freestyle
100 backstroke
50 backstroke
500 freestyle
100 breaststroke
50 breaststroke
100 freestyle
100 IM
200 IM
50 freestyle
 
A NEW ERA: Biola Swim & Dive continues to rise to the occasion as new NCCAA Division II members, growing the program in unprecedented ways. This year the team hopes to reach new heights with a record-setting incoming class with over 20 new swimmers. Last year's big story was the success of the freshmen in Head Coach Ryan Kauth's first true incoming class. This was highlighted by Nicole Chang setting several new school records and Katelyn Harper swimming qualifying times and racking up postseason awards. In 2019-20 all eyes will watch that class progress to be sophomores and also keep and eye on what the brand new swimmers can accomplish. This weekend will be interesting as it shows how the teams stack up against the top PCSC competition.
 
IT'S GETTING REAL: The 2019 Biola Swim & Dive season has added significance in that it's the Eagles' first as full members in NCAA Division II. Back on July 12 the Biola campus received a call from the NCAA Division II Membership Committee notifying BU of its successful completion of the membership transition process. The change became official as of September 1 and now Biola is officially eligible for NCAA postseason play, national and regional rankings and official NCAA postseason honors for the first time. This means its the first time Biola Swim & Dive has been postseason eligible since the 2016-17 season, which was Biola's last year in the NAIA. The Eagles will have their sights set on reaching NCAA qualifying times for individuals and relay groups. See the NCAA DIvision II qualifying standards linked below.
 
NCAA DIVISION II QUALIFYING STANDARDS
 
BIOLA SCHOOL RECORDS
 
NEXT EVENT: MALIBU INVITE - Pepperdine/Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool (Malibu, Calif.) - Fri. - Sat., Oct. 11-12